Source · CQC inspection
Altrincham General Hospital
Provider Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Type NHS Healthcare Organisation
Region North West
Last inspected 8 Jan 2013
Overall rating: Good View full CQC report
Domain ratings
Safe
Good
Effective
Good
Caring
Good
Responsive
Good
Well-led
Good
Earlier inspection findings
Should-do actions (5)
Should-do action 1 of 5
Should do
Safe
The trust should ensure that all oral medications are clearly labelled with an opened date recorded clearly on the bottle.
Should-do action 2 of 5
Should do
Safe
The trust should ensure that the temperatures of the fridges used to store medication are recorded daily.
Should-do action 3 of 5
Should do
Responsive
The trust should reduce their waiting times for phlebotomy services at Altrincham hospital
Should-do action 4 of 5
Should do
Effective
The trust should consider upgrading the tympanometers in audiology OPD as the equipment is outdated and giving inaccurate results which could affect patient outcomes.
Should-do action 5 of 5
Should do
Well-led
The trust should look at different ways of working to address the recruitment and retention of radiologists and radiographers.